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Supporting long-haul COVID-19 survivors who still struggle with symptoms
Person lying on back in hospital bed receiving oxygen via a mask.

Supporting long-haul COVID-19 survivors who still struggle with symptoms

Continued care and support from programs like the Post-COVID Assessment and Recovery Clinic and the Penn Neuro COVID Clinic can prove essential to finally returning to a more normal life.

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As child hospitalizations rise, leaders must act now

As child hospitalizations rise, leaders must act now

Courtney E. Boen of the School of Arts & Sciences co-authored an opinion piece calling for “effective prevention policies to prevent any more child illnesses, hospitalizations, and possible child deaths” amid the spread of the Delta variant. “The greatest challenge we face is a lack of federal leadership and political will to act,” Boen and her co-author wrote.

U.S. officials’ decision on COVID-19 booster shots baffles—and upsets—some scientists

U.S. officials’ decision on COVID-19 booster shots baffles—and upsets—some scientists

Scott Hensley and Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine weighed in on the authorization of COVID-19 booster shots. “Anyone who thinks that vaccinating Americans with a third dose is not going to come at the expense of getting the vaccine to other places in the world—if that’s what you think, you’re just kidding yourself,” Hensley said.

‘This is a public health issue’: Can COVID-era music festivals ever be safe?

‘This is a public health issue’: Can COVID-era music festivals ever be safe?

Mike Levy of the Perelman School of Medicine commented on the hazards of attending music festivals during the pandemic. “This isn’t about one’s personal risk of going to a dangerous outside transmission event and getting it,” he said. “Probably no one in these concerts is going to die, but they’re going to bring it home and someone’s grandparent is going to die.”